مجموعة ٥/٣٠(١) "يوميّات الخليج الفارسي: المقيمية البريطانية في بوشهر (الفارسية) يناير ١٩٤١" [و‎‎٤‎٤‎٥] (٩٣٨/٨٩٠)

he has some sort of control over them, and the navy Depart-
sent, which has hitherto regarded itself as separate and
I above all local government, suffered a rude shock when they
attempted to treat him with the same disrespect they show
to other officials*
255# Colonel Nasiri’s first act was to set on foot enquiries
as to the position and past history of officers of this
Consulate-General•
256* It is reported that the Persian Sloop •babr" has been
conveying a party of 25 staff officers on a tour of the
Persian Coast, the object of the tour being to assess the
importance, from the point of view of defence, of the
smaller ports along the coast*
257* Rumours of considerable troop movements from Shiraz to
Bushire were current during the month, nothing has so far
come of them but it is believed that 200 or 300 men have
{ been transferred from Shiraz to Dashti with a view to
pressing forward the disarmament campaign.
IV. NAVY .
256. The Persian Sloop "Babr" called at Bushire twice
during the month.
V. MOVEMENTS OP PORBIGNBRS .
259. Gottlieb, a Czechoslovakian from Ispahan, has arrived
at Bushire to take over from one of the English employees
of the Etamadieh Mills, he is reported to be thoroughly
pro-British in sentiment and saw much of the British
community in Ispahan.
VI. TRADE AND DBVELOBESNTS .
260. The Turkish firm of Vanderzee who are believed to be
agents for Ford Motors have recently made enquiries regard
ing the possibility of shipping cargo for Turkey in transit
through Bushire for Tabriz and thence to Trebizond. The
Bushire Chamber of Commerce are interesting themselves in
the enquiries. / ,
/ ^oi.